Bayard Rustin has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge Pope John Paul II at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Bayard Rustin's way against Villa Maria Academy as Bayard Rustin made off with a 3-0 victory.
Bayard Rustin never let Villa Maria Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12, 25-19.
Bayard Rustin can attribute much of their success to Victoria D?Ulisse, who had 18 assists. D?Ulisse is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last three games she's played.
Bayard Rustin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pope John Paul II put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. They blew past Upper Merion Area 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-21.
Bayard Rustin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Pope John Paul II, they pushed their record up to 24-0-1 with the win, which was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season.
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